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It didn't take long for Billy Horschel to atone for that ghastly chunk on the final hole of the Deutsche Bank Championship, Just six days after standing in the 18th fairway in Boston with a good chance to at least tie the leader there, Horschel rolled to the biggest win of his career at Cherry Hills, taking the 2014 BMW Championship by two strokes.

Horschel was in prime position at TPC Boston to tie Chris Kirk on Monday, with a birdie a very realistic outcome and a tourney-winning eagle even a possibility. But from 206 yards out, he hit what he said was the worst swing of his week, coming some 50-plus yards short and chunking one right into the hazard.

It was one of the worst shots you'll ever see from a player in contention on the final hole of a tournament. But it was just one of many around a strong week from Horschel. He clearly kept the form rolling out in Denver this week, and now he has the biggest payday of his career, a $1.44 million winner's check.

Horschel's victory was built largely on his third round on Saturday, when he carved up the shorter classic layout. Through the first two rounds, he hovered in the middle of the pack but a third-round 63 shot him into the lead, and with a multi-shot cushion for the final 18 holes.

Horschel didn't post nearly as many red numbers on Sunday, but he didn't need to after that 63. He went out with a 1-under 33, and then poured in nine straight pars on the back nine to stay comfortably in front. He drilled clutch par-saves at the 10th, 15th, and 16th to stay out in front. The putt at the 10th set the tone for the rest of his back nine.

The season started with Horschel as a potential Ryder Cup candidate, but his underwhelming play took him off the radar over the second half of the summer. This FedEx Cup run, however, reinforces that he's one of the better young American players and someone who should contend on the Tour for years to come. This is the biggest win of his career to date and he's now No. 2 in the FedEx Cup standings with a good chance to win the playoffs and $10 million in Atlanta.

Horschel didn't really have to sweat in Denver, and those pars were good enough as Sergio Garcia, Bubba Watson, and other challengers never really pushed him over the final three or four holes. Garcia was the closest at making a run, but a triple bogey 8 at the 17th hole ended his chances. Here are the final results from the BMW Championship:

PlacePlayerScoreRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Total1Billy Horschel-14686663692662Bubba Watson-12706666662683Morgan Hoffmann-1172726263269T4Jim Furyk-970686766271T4Sergio Garcia-968647267271T4Rickie Fowler-971666668271T4Ryan Palmer-969646771271T8Adam Scott-871666966272T8Rory McIlroy-867677266272T8Jordan Spieth-86770686727211Graham DeLaet-768686968273T12Angel Cabrera-671726665274T12Charl Schwartzel-672667066274T12J.B. Holmes-671686768274T12Chesson Hadley-668706868274T16Kevin Chappell-568727065275T16Ernie Els-570696967275T16Bill Haas-572686768275T16Martin Kaymer-568706473275T20Camilo Villegas-470716867276T20Jimmy Walker-472676968276T20Hideki Matsuyama-469677169276T23Henrik Stenson-368697268277T23John Senden-373667068277T23Gary Woodland-367736869277T23Seung-yul Noh-370716769277T23Ben Crane-370706869277T23Russell Knox-374697262277T29Jerry Kelly-271736668278T29Daniel Summerhays-275687164278T31Cameron Tringale-170736868279T31Carl Pettersson-173706868279T31George McNeill-171696970279T31Harris English-17171677027935Justin RoseE69717070280T36Geoff Ogilvy173696970281T36Tim Clark171697071281T36Brian Stuard171697170281T36Chris Kirk171707169281T36Charles Howell III169727169281T36Brendon Todd173677269281T36Graeme McDowell173726967281T43Chris Stroud269736971282T43Zach Johnson271717169282T43Brian Harman273717167282T46Stuart Appleby371717071283T46Kevin Na374696971283T46Matt Kuchar371737069283T46Erik Compton369747367283T50Matt Every468737172284T50Kevin Stadler474697071284T50Ryan Moore480696966284T53Freddie Jacobson573716675285T53Marc Leishman574696973285T53Webb Simpson573726971285T53Charley Hoffman572717369285T53Matt Jones573737069285T53Patrick Reed577707167285T59Hunter Mahan775707171287T59Will MacKenzie775726971287T59Russell Henley768747669287T59Kevin Streelman775707666287T63K.J. Choi869746976288T63Steven Bowditch87277706928865William McGirt117171767329166Jason Bohn1274717572292-Jason DayWD70---70-Keegan BradleyWD7172--143-Phil MickelsonWD7076--146